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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrlcm LENIS L. PEARSdN, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONEl-IALF TO ADAM STEVART, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,900, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed November 7, 1889. Serial No. 829,542; (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS L. PEARSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHammock-Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to convertible chairs and hammocks; anditconsists in the improved construction hereinafter described and setforth, whereby a simple and efficient arrangement is provided that willbe comfortable as a suspended chair and equally so when arranged as ahammock.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of my improvements arranged as a hammock-chair.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, showing the parts arranged to serve as a hammock.

A main frame, composed of side standards A A and top cross-beam B, isprovided for suspending the chair and hammock proper. This latter has aframework comprising vertical. back sections a a, short front bars Z)1), upper and lower side bars 0 d, and upper and lower front and rearcross-braces e e ff. The lower side bars cl dextend beyond the frontbars I) b for the connection of the brace 6', so as to form a foot-restthereat, while the upper front brace 6 forms the front of theseat-frame. The upper rear brace f forms the upper cross-bar of the backframe. A section 0, of flexible material, is loosely secured to thebraces e and f, so that when the device is used as a chair it willreadily conform to the bent form of the occupant. Two hooks g g dependfrom the beam B, for the engagement of two corresponding hooks h h,carried by a bar D, from the under side of which are suspended twopulleys -i 1' and a central hook j. Around each of the pulleys 'i 2'passes a rope or cable 7:, which, as shown, is continuous, it beingreadily traced from one of the pulleys downward through one of the sidebars 0 c, then transversely beneath the front brace e, up through theother side bar and around the other pulley, downward under the rear endof said side bar and through the rear vertical bars, around the rear endof the other side bar, andfinally over the firstmentioned pulley, and soon as previously traced. A distinct rope or cablel passes from thecentral hook j around a corresponding hook at on the brace f of theback, the said rope Z passing inteimediately through two perforations inablock 07., forming a cleat, the free end of said rope after its passagearound said block being passed through a third perforation in said blockand finally knotted. By pulling the knotted end through said cleat andengaging it under the loop formed by the other engaged portion of therope, or by disengaging it as may be desired, the rope con=- nection maybe shortened or lengthened so as to either hold the suspended frame in aposition suitable for use as a chair, or permit its rear to be turnedsubstantially horizontal so that it can act as a hammock. All theconnections of the several vertical and hori zontal side bars arepivotal, so that said bars may move relative to each other and enablethe foot rest, front bar 6, and upper rear bar f to be broughtsubstantially to a line with each other and thereby adjust the flexiblestrip to a horizontal position and enable the entire device to serve asa hammock. \Vhen of course the frame is extended, the loop-connection ofthe rope or cable with the cleat is lengthened to provide a moreextended connection between the cross-beam and the said brace f. Ofcourse when the frame is ex tended for hammock purposes the braces e andf are necessarily brought nearer to each other, and in order to connectthem relatively to each other a chain 19 is connected per manently tothe brace e and is adapted to have one of its links engage a pin orprojection g on the brace f.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that the device embodying myimprovements is simple as well as serviceable, and may be quickly andconveniently operated to serve 'either as a comfortable suspension-chairor equally comfortable hammock.

I claim- 1. The combination, in a convertible chair and hammock, of thetop beam having pul leys, a chair-frame comprising pivotally-connectedvertical and horizontal bars a Z) e (Z and intermediate braces, the bars(1, projecting for the attachment of a foot-picce, a rope suspending thechair and passing over the pulleys, and independent adjustableconnections 1, 12, and p, the connection Z-n regulating the height ofthe back and the connection 1) securing the bars of the main frame inthe position to which they may be pivot-ally moved, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination, in a convertible chair and hammock, of the top beamhaving pulleys, a chair-frame comprising pivotally-connected verticaland horizontal side bars a b c (Z and cross-braces c c and ff, the sidebars (Z projecting at their front for the bar 6, an endless rope is,passing over the pulleys and through the chair-frame at the front andrear thereof, together with independent adjustable connections Z, a, andp, the connections Z a regulating the height of the back and theconnection 1) securing the bars of the main frame in the position towhich they may be pivotally moved, substantially as set forth. Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two'witnesses.

LEWIS L. PEARSON. Witnesses:

II. L. KRAHL, W. F. THAYER.

